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as in departments
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms
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as in instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end
by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?
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Recent Examples of agencies
Also, only Congress has the authority to authorize spending and independent agencies were set up to be out of the reach of the executive branch, but neither check is being respected.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
The proclamation directs state government agencies to support the county and local jurisdictions to address the emergency.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 24 May 2026
As a result, the outbreak in Congo is being managed by the government and in part by rebel authorities, with an array of aid agencies also helping.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
McNulty has recently represented other clients who have won similar awards against public agencies.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Ukraine’s two anti-corruption agencies have been so determined to win the fight against graft that theft on that sort of scale is no longer possible.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 24 May 2026
And May Understate True Stress Recently, key rating agencies and financial institutions have been publishing important data that shows that the credit quality in private credit is worsening.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
That can make their staff and leaders less prepared to spot and deal with fraud compared to private businesses and government agencies.
—Sarah Webber, Fortune, 24 May 2026
With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
The proclamation directs state government agencies to support the county and local jurisdictions to address the emergency.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 24 May 2026
As a result, the outbreak in Congo is being managed by the government and in part by rebel authorities, with an array of aid agencies also helping.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
McNulty has recently represented other clients who have won similar awards against public agencies.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Ukraine’s two anti-corruption agencies have been so determined to win the fight against graft that theft on that sort of scale is no longer possible.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 24 May 2026
And May Understate True Stress Recently, key rating agencies and financial institutions have been publishing important data that shows that the credit quality in private credit is worsening.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
That can make their staff and leaders less prepared to spot and deal with fraud compared to private businesses and government agencies.
—Sarah Webber, Fortune, 24 May 2026
With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agencies
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According to Courtney, members of Cleveland Clinic's Intensive Care team and staff from other departments stepped in to help organize the ceremony on short notice.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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The California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee, which convenes experts under the leadership of the state’s departments of Public Health and Health Care Services to look into the causes of pregnancy- and birth-related deaths, finished reviewing 2023 maternal deaths last year.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2026
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The credit bureaus have said that many recent complaints are illegitimate, including a large volume filed by third-party credit repair organizations that charge customers to challenge negative information on their reports.—
Joel Jacobs,
ProPublica,
4 May 2026
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Groups such as the National Agricultural Association, the American Farm Bureau Federation and 12 state farm bureaus have backed Monsanto’s petition to the Supreme Court.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Vucic, government officials and the pro-government media have branded critics as foreign agents who wish to destroy the country — rhetoric that has ramped up political polarization.—
Jovana Gec,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Carbajal isn’t the only business owner who says fear of immigration agents kept customers home.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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And in the corner offices, executive suites, and corridors of political power, Boomer leaders have spent years building monuments to their own indispensability rather than successors capable of replacing them — leaving institutions to manage their decline rather than their transition.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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As the saying goes, failure to prepare means preparing to fail–and the most successful dressers tend to have a practical streak.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
25 May 2026
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All of this comes after reports that Lauren Sánchez is trying to help Bezos reshape his public image, and part of that for her means going out and meeting with people.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 May 2026
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San Diego County officials said late Tuesday that Elayyat is currently a deputy director for self-sufficiency services.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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As research highlighted the benefits of bee pollination for certain crops in the early 1900s, many beekeepers began switching gears from a sole focus on honey production to providing pollination services to provide extra income.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Motorists drive vehicles near a large political banner, depicting missiles being fired behind Iranian demonstrators in solidarity with the government, at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 6, 2026.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Former service members donning white gloves carried small pine boxes from the New York State Museum in Albany and gently loaded them onto vintage military vehicles adorned with black funeral bunting and American flags for a solemn 60-mile procession north to Lake George, New York.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Tokenized equities, money market funds, private credit instruments, and real-world assets are all becoming part of broader conversations around how capital markets are evolving, settlement is modernizing, and programmable finance is already changing trading and investing options for investors.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The free show involves a house band and local singers and musicians are encouraged to bring their instruments or grab a mic and sing their original songs or covers.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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“Agencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agencies. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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